HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 13959/2025 Professor Mahipal Sihag Son Of Shri Ramjas Sihag ----Petitioner Versus The Chancellor ----Respondent For Petitioner(s) : Dr. Savita Sihag, Adv.

For Respondent(s) : Mr. Rajendra Prasad, Advocate General with Ms. Dhriti Ladha, Mr. Sheetanshu Sharma Mr. R.N. Mathur, Sr. Advocate assisted by Mr. Manasvi Tyagi, Mr. Kunal Sharma, Mr. Sarthak Rastogi Mr. A.K. Sharma, Sr. Advocate assisted by Mr. Rachit Sharma HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAMEER JAIN

Order

07/01/2026

1. The present petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India with a prayer for issuance of writ of quo warranto to the respondents, to direct removal of private respondent No.5 from the post of Vice Chancellor (now Kulguru) of the University of Rajasthan and for declaration of the appointment order dated 25.09.2023 as null and void ab initio.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the appointed Vice-Chancellor, Respondent No. 5 is not eligible for the said post as she has concealed registration of criminal proceedings against her. It is submitted that she is not eligible for the said post on account of various reasons, and that regularly, representations are filed before various authorities, in this regard, however, the same are not answered. Therefore, being aggrieved of the said action of the respondents, the present petition is filed.

3. Qua the Respondents i.e. State of Rajasthan, represented by learned Advocate General, for the respondent No.5, represented by learned Senior Counsel, Mr. R. N. Mathur and for the University, which is represented by learned Senior Counsel, Mr. A. K. Sharma, vehement preliminary objections are raised. Mr. R. N. Mathur, learned Senior Counsel has submitted that petitioner is a chronic litigant and habitual to commit offences and irregular activities; in support of the said contention, learned Senior Counsel has placed reliance upon the documents annexed in the petition. For the sake of reference the same is reproduced herein below:

4. It is also submitted that petitioner has filed as many as twenty eight writ petitions before this Court against the University and its employees within a short span of preceding three years. Nonetheless, the petitioner is being engaged in concurring litigation filed merely to harass of authorities, moreover, for the purpose of publicity and fulfillment of ulterior motives. The detailed list of the said litigation is reproduced hereinbelow:-

5. It is further contended that the conduct of the petitioner can also be reflected from various other cases which are filed before the various courts including session courts which are reproduced as under:

Court No. Case No. Title Addl. Chief Metropolitan 38/20174 Dr. Mahipal Sihag Vs. Magistrare Court No.2, Jaipur Dr. Dev Swaroop &

6. Learned counsel for the respondents have unanimously also submitted that present petition suffers from extreme delay and laches and on this sole ground, the petition is ought to be dismissed; it is apprised that the order impugned is dated 25.09.2023 and the writ petition is filed after a delay of almost two years without providing any reasonable explanation or sans any plea of condonation of delay. It is also submitted that the concealment which is released on the part of Vice-Chancellor, Respondent No.5 pertaining to Criminal Petition No. 685/2019 is also a misnomer. It is submitted that in the said case, petitioner has alleged as many as 414 persons including the then Vice- Chancellor, University of Rajasthan, Head of University of Department(s), Professors, Subject Experts from other Universities, and State Government, in which Court has found no merit and no cognizance was taken.

7. It is further submitted that one criminal complaint which is further alleged, numbering 1304/2023 was filed on 11.08.2023 and the form which was submitted by Respondent No. 5 (now Kulguru) was dated 22.08.2023 and she was not aware as n